RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS - "Under The Bridge By RHCP" Tablature

Red Hot Chili Peppers
Under the Bridge
By Anthony Kiedis, Flea, John Frusciante and Chad Smith
Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1991)

Emil Gasanov (strat182@hotmail.com)

Notation Legend
---------------
h - Hammer-On
p - Pull-Off
^ - Arpeggio Strum
. - Staccato Phrasing (showed above the notes)
x - Fret-Hand Muting (percussive tone)
/ - Shift Slide Up
\ - Shift Slide Down
_
/ - Legato Slide Up (only first note picked)
_
\ - Legato Slide Down (only first note picked)
rit - Ritardando (slow down tempo)
Fermata - continue the chord without accurate counting
mp - Mezzo Piano (medium quiet)
mf - Mezzo Forte (medium loud)
f - Forte (loud)

Timing
------
w - whole note
h - 1/2 note
h. - doted 1/2 note
q - 1/4 note
q. - doted 1/4 note
e - 1/8 note
e. - doted 1/8 note
s - 1/16 note
triol - three 1/16 notes that sounds like 1/8 note
h.+e - doted 1/2 note + 1/8 note
e+q. - 1/8 note + doted 1/4 note

W - whole break
E - 1/8 break
H+S - 1/2 break + 1/16 break
E+H - 1/8 break + 1/2 break

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Time Signature: 4\4

Gtr. 1: Capo II

Intro
-----
Moderately Slow q = 68

Gtr. 1 (elec.)
w/ clean tone
let ring throughout
mf

*Symbols in parenthesis represent chord names respective to capoed
guitar. Symbols above reflect actual sounding chord and overall
tonality.

band tacet
*D F#
(C) (E)

e e e s e e. s s s s e e e s e e. s s s s
e|---------------------------|---------------------------|
B|-1----------1--------------|-0-------------------------|
G|-------0-------0-----------|------------1--------------|
D|----2-----2----------------|-------2-------2---2-0-----|
A|-3-----------------2-0-----|----2-----2------------3-0-|
E|-----------------------3-2-|-0-------------------------|

D F#
(C) (E)

s s s s e s triol e. s s e e e e s e e. s s s s
e|-------------------------------|---------------------------|
B|-1------------1h3p1------------|---------------------------|
G|---------0----------0----_-----|------------1--------------|
D|-----2------------------2/4-4--|-------2-------2---2-0-----|
A|-2h3---3----3-----------3/5-5--|----2-----2------------3-0-|
E|-------------------------------|-0-------------------------|

D F#
(C) (E)

s s s s e s e e. s s s s e s s e s e e. s s s s
e|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|-1------------1--------------|-0--------------------------|
G|---------0-------0-----------|-------------1--------------|
D|-----2------2----------------|------2-2-------2---2-0-----|
A|-2h3---3-------------2-0-----|----2------x------------3-0-|
E|-------------------------3-2-|-0--------------------------|

D F#
(C) (E)

s s s s e s triol e. s s e e e e s e s e s s s s
e|-------------------------------|----------------------------|
B|-1------------1h3p1------------|----------------------------|
G|---------0----------0----_-----|------------1-------1-------|
D|-----2------------------2/4-4--|-------2-------2------2--_--|
A|-2h3---3----3-----------3/5-5--|----2-----2------2------2/5-|
E|-------------------------------|-0--------------------------|

Verse
-----
Faster q = 76

Gtr. 1

E
(D)

q e E+H
e|--------------------|
B|-7----x-------------|
G|-7----x-------------|
D|-7----x-------------|
A|-5----x-------------|
E|--------------------|

Gtr. 2 (elec.)
w/ slight dist.
f

Gtr. 1 tacet
E B C#m G#m A E B

q e h e s e s E e E q E q e h (e)
e|---------------------|--------------------------|------------------------|
B|-9----x--7--------x--|-------9----4-----5-------|-9----x--7--------(x)/--|
G|-9----x--8--------x--|--_----9----4-----6-------|-9----x--8--------(x)/--|
D|-9----x--9--------x--|-9/11-------6-----7-------|-9----x--9--------(x)/--|
A|-7----x--9--------x--|-9/11-------6-----7-------|-7----x--9--------(x)/--|
E|---------7--------x--|--------------------------|---------7--------(x)/--|

C#m A E B C#m G#m A

q E h (e) q e h e q e q q e
e|-------------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
B|-9--------5--------(x)/--|-9----x--7--------x--|-9-----x--4----5----x--|
G|-9--------6--------(x)/--|-9----x--8--------x--|-9-----x--4----6----x--|
D|-11-------7--------(x)/--|-9----x--9--------x--|-11----x--6----7----x--|
A|-11-------7--------(x)/--|-7----x--9--------x--|-11----x--6----7----x--|
E|-9--------5--------(x)/--|---------7--------x--|-9-----x---------------|

band enters
E B C#m A Emaj7

q e h (e) q E h e w (h.+e) (e)
e|---------7--------(x)/--|----------------------|------------------|-----------------------|
B|-9----x--7--------(x)/--|-9--------5--------x--|-9----------------|-(9)-------------(9)\--|
G|-9----x--8--------(x)/--|-9--------6--------x--|-8----------------|-(8)-------------(8)\--|
D|-9----x--9--------(x)/--|-11-------7--------x--|-9----------------|-(9)-------------(7)\--|
A|-7----x--9--------(x)/--|-11-------7--------x--|-7----------------|-(7)-------------(9)\--|
E|---------7--------(x)/--|-9--------5--------x--|------------------|-----------------------|

Verse
-----
simile 2nd time

Rhy. Fig. 1
E B C#m G#m A

e. s E e. e s triol s s s s s s e e E e triol e
e|-----------------------------|------------------------5h7p5---|
B|-9---9----7---7----7---------|------9----9---4-----5--------5-|
G|-9---9----8---8----8h9p8---8-|--_---9----9---4-----6--------6-|
D|-9---9----9--------------9---|-9/11---11-11--6-----7----------|
A|-7---7----9------9-----------|-9/11---11-----6-----7----------|
E|----------7------------------|--------------------------------|
let ring - - - - - | let ring - -|

End Rhy. Fig. 1
E B C#m G#m A

e. s E e. e s triol s s s s s s e e E q e e e
e|-----------------------------|-------------------------5--------|
B|-9---9----7---7----7---------|------9----9---4----5-------5-----|
G|-9---9----8---8----8h9p8---8-|--_---9----9---4----6----------6--|
D|-9---9----9--------------9---|-9/11---11-11--6----7-------------|
A|-7---7----9------9-----------|-9/11---11-----6----7-------------|
E|----------7------------------|----------------------------------|
let ring - - - - - | let ring - - -|

E B C#m G#m A

e. s E e. e s triol s s s s s s e e E e triol e
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------5h7p5----|
B|-9---9----7---7----7---------|------9----9---4----5--------5--|
G|-9---9----8---8----8h9p8---8-|--_---9----9---4----6--------6--|
D|-9---9----9--------------9---|-9/11---11-11--6----7-----------|
A|-7---7----9------9-----------|-9/11---11-----6----7-----------|
E|----------7------------------|--------------------------------|
let ring - - - - - | let ring - |

E B C#m A

e. s E e. e s e e s e s E q e e e
e|-------------------------|-----------------5--------|
B|-9---9--------7----7-----|-------9----5-------5--x--|
G|-9---9-------------8--8--|--_----9----6----------x--|
D|-9---9----------------9--|-9/11-------7-------------|
A|-7---7----9------9-------|-9/11-------7-------------|
E|-------------------------|------------5-------------|
let ring -|

Emaj7

w h. w
e|-------------------|-------------------|
B|-9-----------------|-(9)---------------|
G|-8-----------------|-(8)---------------|
D|-9-----------------|-(9)---------------|
A|------7------------|-(7)---------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|
E

Pre-Chorus
----------

F#m E B F#m

E e E e q e E s s s s E q e e s s
e|-------------------------|----------------------9---9---x-x-|
B|----10-----9--9----9-----|-16-16-16-16----10----10--10--x-x-|
G|----11-----9--9----9-----|-16-16-16-16----11----11--11--x-x-|
D|----11-----9--9----9-----|-16-16-16-16----11----11--11--x-x-|
A|----9------7--7----7-----|-14-14-14-14-----9----9---9---x-x-|
E|-------------------------|----------------------------------|

F#m E B F#m
Rhy. Fig 2 End Rhy. Fig 2

s s e E e q e E s s s s E q e e s s
e|--------------------------|----------------------9---9---x-x-|
B|-x-x-10-----9--9----9-----|-16-16-16-16----10----10--10--x-x-|
G|-x-x-11-----9--9----9-----|-16-16-16-16----11----11--11--x-x-|
D|-x-x-11-----9--9----9-----|-16-16-16-16----11----11--11--x-x-|
A|-x-x-9------7--7----7-----|-14-14-14-14-----9----9---9---x-x-|
E|--------------------------|----------------------------------|

then:

Gtr. 2: w/ Rhy. Fig. 2, 2 times

then:

Interlude
---------
Gtr. 2: w/ Rhy. Fig. 1

then play: Verse & Pre-Chorus

then:

Bridge
------
Gtr. 2
w/ chorus

Rhy. Fig. 3 End Rhy. Fig. 3
A Am G6 Fmaj7
.
q e h. e. s e e. e. e e
e|-0----0--0----------|-0---0-0--0---0---0------|
B|-5----5--5----------|-3---3-3--1---1---1------|
G|-6----6--6----------|-4---4-4--2---2---2--2/--|
D|--------------------|-------------------------|
A|--------------------|-------------------------|
E|--------------------|-------------------------|

then:

Gtr. 2: w/ Rhy. Fig. 3, 2 times, simile

then:

Gtr. 2

s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
e|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
B|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
G|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
D|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
e|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-------------------------|
B|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
G|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
D|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
A|-------------------------10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

Gtr. 3 (elec.)
w/ clean tone
mp

F5 E5 G5

e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--2--2--2--2--5--5--5--5--|
E|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--0--0--0--0--3--3--3--3--|

Chorus
------
Gtr. 2: w/ Rhy. Fig. 3, 8 times, simile

Gtr. 3
mf

Riff A
A Am7 G6 Fmaj7 A Am7

W H+S s s e s e W
e|------------------|----------------------------|-----------------|
B|------------------|----------------------------|-----------------|
G|------------------|----------------------------|-----------------|
D|------------------|-------------_---10---------|-----------------|
A|------------------|-----------10/12-----12-10--|-----------------|
E|------------------|----------------------------|-----------------|

End Riff A
G6 Fmaj7

H+S s s s s s e
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-------------_---10-----------|
A|-----------10/12----12-10-12--|
E|------------------------------|

Gtr. 4 (acous.)

Rhy. Fig. 4
A Am7 G6 Fmaj7

e s s e. e. s e s s e e s s e. e. s e s s e
e|----------------------------|-0--0-0-0---0---0-0--0-0-0--|
B|-2--2-2-2---5---5-5--5-5-5--|-3--3-3-3---1---1-1--1-1-1--|
G|-2--2-2-2---5---5-5--5-5-5--|-4--4-4-4---2---2-2--2-2-2--|
D|-2--2-2-2---5---5-5--5-5-5--|-5--5-5-5---3---3-3--3-3-3--|
A|-0--0-0-0---0---0-0--0-0-0--|-5--5-5-5---3---3-3--3-3-3--|
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|

End Rhy. Fig. 4
A Am7 G6 Fmaj7

e s s e. e. s e s s e e s s e. e. s e s s e
e|----------------------------|-0--0-0-0---0---0-0--0-0-0--|
B|-2--2-2-2---5---5-5--5-5-5--|-3--3-3-3---1---1-1--1-1-1--|
G|-2--2-2-2---5---5-5--5-5-5--|-4--4-4-4---2---2-2--2-2-2--|
D|-2--2-2-2---5---5-5--5-5-5--|-5--5-5-5---3---3-3--3-3-3--|
A|-0--0-0-0---0---0-0--0-0-0--|-5--5-5-5---3---3-3--3-3-3--|
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|

then:

Gtr. 3: w/ Riff A, 3 times
Gtr. 4: w/ Rhy. Fig. 4, 3 times

then:

Outro
-----

Fill 1
------
Gtr. 3

w
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|-/14----------------|
D|--------------------|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|

Gtr. 2

Gtr. 3: w/ Fill 1
Gtr. 4 tacet Gtr. 3 tacet
A Am G6 Fmaj7

e s s e q e e s s e. e. e. s e s s e
e|-0--0-0-0--0----0--0--0-0-|-0---0---0--------0------|
B|-5--5-5-5--5----5--5--5-5-|-3---3---0---0h1----1----|
G|-6--6-6-6--5----5--5--5-5-|-4---4---2------------2--|
D|--------------------------|-------------------------|
A|--------------------------|-------------------------|
E|--------------------------|-------------------------|
let ring-|

A Am G6 Fmaj7

e. s e e. s s s s s e e. s e e. e. triol e
e|-0---0-0--0---0-0-0-3p0-0--|-0---0-0--0---0------------|
B|-5---5-5--5---5-5-5--------|-3---3-3--0---1---1h3p1----|
G|-6---6-6--5---5-5-5--------|-4---4-4--2---2---------2--|
D|---------------------------|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|

A Am G6 Fmaj7

e. s e e. s e s s e e. s e e. e s e s s
e|-0---0-0--0---0------------|-0---0-0--0---0--0-0-------|
B|-5---5-5--5---5-----8p5----|-3---3-3--0---1--1-1-----5-|
G|-6---6-6--5---5---------5--|-4---4-4--2---2--2-2--/6---|
D|----------------7----------|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|

A Am G6 Fmaj7 A
Fermata
e. s e e. s e triol e e. s e e. s q. w
e|-0---0----0---0-------------|-----------------------|-------------------||
B|-5---5----5---5----5--------|-0---3----0---1--------|-^2----------------||
G|-6---6----5---5----5h7p5----|-4--------2------------|-^2----------------||
D|-------7--------7--------7--|-------5--------3------|-^2----------------||
A|----------------------------|-----------------------|-^0----------------||
E|----------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------||
let ring-|let ring - -|
rit.